Animal Surgery Assistant – Spay/Neuter & Care Team

Champaign County Humane Society; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Simple IRA

EAP

Job summary

The Champaign County Humane Society is seeking a dependable Surgery Assistant for a full-time role starting at $16.50 per hour with benefits. Experience with animal handling or shelter/veterinary settings is required.

You will assist in surgery prep, monitor animals under anesthesia, perform post-op care, exams and vaccinations, administer medications, venipuncture, and microchipping, and help coordinate low-cost spay/neuter appointments with the Shelter Manager and Vet staff.

Qualifications

• Experience with animal handling and/or working in an animal shelter or veterinary setting is required.
• Must be organized and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• surgery preparation
• monitoring of animals while under anesthesia and post-op
• cleaning and preparation of surgery packs
• performing physical exams/vaccinations
• administering medications
• venipuncture
• microchipping
• facilitating low-cost spay/neuter appointments with the public

Skills

Animal handling

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Tools

Data entry

Job description

The Champaign County Humane Society is seeking a dependable Surgery Assistant for a full-time role starting at $16.50 per hour with benefits. Experience with animal handling or shelter/veterinary settings is required.

You will assist in surgery prep, monitor animals under anesthesia, perform post-op care, exams and vaccinations, administer medications, venipuncture, and microchipping, and help coordinate low-cost spay/neuter appointments with the Shelter Manager and Vet staff.